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I'm in the middle of writing presentation, and it has occured to me that we need a new word for the phrase "cut and paste". The inclusion of the "and" in the middle messes with grammar something fierce.

 

Recalling our recent heated discussions on the English language it seems to me that we should be able to concoct a new single word which elegantly or crudely sums up the action of cutting and pasting. Once options are presented we will vote in the second round, and then try to spread the meme as far as possible.

"It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"."

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Relocation of information within user specified boundaries! o:)

 

Isn't it pronounced cut'n'paste?

“He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
 

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Custe.

 

My favourite so far. i was thinking something like "hufflug"

"It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"."

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I don't think this is really necessary. All you would do is confuse the masses. They are two separate actions, and telling someone to simply "move" something would lead to lots of blank looks. Otherwise you'd thing with copy and paste...granted, it would be easier to cup up with a word like "copaste."

 

Cut n' paste is probably the best you could hope for.

"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."

 

- Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials

 

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I shall quote a very useful phrase from 4chan thus making me a 6 letter word starting with an f but here goes:

 

Copy Pasta

 

Rolls off the tongue quite nice and very friendly

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Duplicolocation.

Edited by Darth InSidious

This particularly rapid, unintelligible patter isn't generally heard, and if it is, it doesn't matter.

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Word wants you to use the phrase "cut, and then paste" to be precise, which makes sense since "cut and paste" is really a shorthand (though not very) phrase.

 

taks

comrade taks... just because.

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My favs so far;

 

"custe" and "copaste" for functionality

 

Any more flowery words? Copaste should be the technical term. but how about the action of copasting smugly, or ineptly?

"It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"."

             -Elwood Blues

 

tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.

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transformational juxtapositioning.

 

That's two words, nutloop. :)

"It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"."

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tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.

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^C^V

 

It's a bit hard to pronounce though.

“He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
 

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^C^V

 

It's a bit hard to pronounce though.

 

Possibly with a bantu tongue clicking noise?

"It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"."

             -Elwood Blues

 

tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.

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